the daily grind

So, I’ve been doing ample amounts of research regarding successful blogs, successful writers, and ways to enhance writing. One of the most common tips?

Daily writing

I’ve made that my goal for this week… or until next Wednesday… And here’s why this goal will really test me: I work almost everyday from now until then.

Anyone who knows me, knows that when I go into a stretch of nights at work, I lose complete contact with the outside world. I basically sleep, work, and eat until my stretch is up and I can return to being a normal person, instead of a vampire. Writing a blog post will usually be the LAST thing on my mind.

HOWEVER, I am excited about this blog! About documenting my thoughts and pushing forward and doing new and exciting things. So, it will be my goal to post every day. I’m not saying they will be particularly long or interesting, but there will be a post!

Now for my one thing.

I baked some chocolate chip banana bread.

Yes it does taste as good as it sounds!

It took a lot of mental manipulation of myself to convince me to turn the oven on when it was 90 degrees out and my apartment doesn’t have air conditioning.

BUT I DID IT.

Simple ingredients from a little Pinterest article I found here.

And it turned out amazing!!!

With this one new thing, I am able to have a sweet breakfast every morning for my shifts at work.

Baking is such a fun and relaxing way to center myself. I blast some tunes and allow for my mind to be fully immersed in what I am making.

It’s kind of like crafting for some people.

Anyway, allowing myself to center on that one task of baking made me feel incredibly peaceful. I feel more grounded and present in my day. It was truly a gift. And all of the over-heating was entirely worth it.